Mid-Cities

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Mid-Cities is the suburban region filling the thirty-mile span between Dallas and Fort Worth. These communities include the cities of Arlington, Irving, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Colleyville, HEB (Hurst, Euless and Bedford), NRH (North Richland Hills and Richland Hills), Haltom City, Watauga, and Keller and together represent more people than either Dallas or Fort Worth.

Three of these communities, Arlington (population 332,969), Irving (population 191,615), Grand Prairie (population 127,427) are notable cities in their own right and each ranks among the larger cities in Texas.

Contents 1 Transportation in the Mid-Cities 1.1 Airports 1.2 Freeways 1.3 Rail 2 Major Shopping centers in the Mid-Cities 3 Entertainment in the Mid-Cities 3.1 Major League Sports 3.2 Amusement Parks 3.3 Gambling 4 Education in the Mid-Cities 4.1 Colleges/Universities

[edit] Transportation in the Mid-Cities

[edit] Airports

• DFW International Airport
• Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
• Arlington Municipal Airport

[edit] Freeways

I-20 Tom Landry Highway LBJ Freeway Bush Turnpike

John Carpenter Freeway SH 121 SH 161 Airport Freeway SH 360

[edit] Rail

• Trinity Railway Express

[edit] Major Shopping centers in the Mid-Cities

• Grapevine Mills
• Irving Mall
• North East Mall
• Parks Mall
• Six Flags Mall
• Traders Village

[edit] Entertainment in the Mid-Cities

[edit] Major League Sports

• Dallas Cowboys
• Texas Rangers

[edit] Amusement Parks

• Six Flags
• Hurricane Harbor

[edit] Gambling

• Lone Star Park

[edit] Education in the Mid-Cities

[edit] Colleges/Universities

• North Lake College
• Tarrant County College
• University of Dallas
• University of Texas at Arlington